San Carlos Park, Florida

updated Tue. February 13, 2018

A woman watched from afar as detectives and Emergency Personnel held a white blanket to obscure a body from view. The body belonged to a victim of an overnight shooting near the parking lot of a McDonald's on Daniels Parkway in south Fort Myers. Two others were shot and taken to a local hospital.

A single-car crash occurred Friday morning outside the Dillard's department store at the Edison Mall in Fort Myers. A senior woman was driving and was the only person in the car. The car flipped onto its side, but the woman suffered minor injuries, according to Fort Myers police. No other information isÃÂ ...

San Carlos Park, FLa., -- firefighters were working to mop up hot spots Friday morning after a fire broke out in a home in San Carlos Park. The fire broke out in the 3700 block of Unique Circle around 4:30 a.m. Friday. According to firefighters at the scene, the woman that lived in the home is okay.

A 57-year-old man was killed while repairing a forklift at Battista farms on Wednesday. Juan Mendez's death at the business at 19490 S. Tamiami Trail in San Carlos Park was ruled a workplace accident. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor is investigating,ÃÂ ...

Two people were arrested Saturday night after a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment in Fort Myers. The Fort Myers police Department says a man wanted on felony charges, including for burglaries, barricaded himself inside the apartment at the Waterford Apartments on Central Avenue afterÃÂ ...

"Any time you can reinvest in your property and get a tax break why not do it?" said Christa Mitchell, the owner of Extend and Mend Salon in Cape Coral. The new federal law allows small businesses to deduct the cost of installing fire protection equipment to their building. That's exciting news for MitchellÃÂ ...

A Cape Coral man found his vehicle broken into and the suspect asleep in the front seat. On Thursday, Cape Coral police found the suspect asleep in a car parked at the Winn Dixie at 1016 Cape Coral Parkway East. The victim said he walked outside to find his rear car doors heavily damaged and the rearÃÂ ...

A man accused of violently vandalizing a family-owned pizza shop in San Carlos Park remains at large, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. On Jan. 22, the owner of Luigina's Pizza & Grill on South Tamiami Trail, Loui Rondao, found the man sleeping near the front door of his restaurant last week.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A kangaroo named Paul has become the oldest living tree kangaroo in the country. Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence says the Matschie's tree kangaroo turned 23 years, three months and four days old on Friday. The zoo says it knows of no other male tree kangaroo toÃÂ ...

A vehicle crash has partially shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 near San Carlos Park. The crash occurred in front of Woodsmoke Camping Resort. According to the sheriff's office, the middle and right lanes of the roadway will remain shut. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. More: Cape CoralÃÂ ...

A San Carlos Park landmark has a new tenant serving Buffalo-inspired fast-food classics. Matt's Red Hots opened in early December, taking over the longtime Dairy Queen building that most recently housed Taco Viva. New owner Matt Syroczynsk is bringing made-to-order hot dogs, hamburgers, hand-cutÃÂ ...

A San Carlos Park landmark has a new tenant serving Buffalo-inspired fast-food classics. Matt's Red Hots opened in early December, taking over the longtime Dairy Queen building that most recently housed Taco Viva. New owner Matt Syroczynsk is bringing made-to-order hot dogs, hamburgers, hand-cutÃÂ ...

Crews worked to extinguish a fire Tuesday afternoon at a home on La Serena Drive, according to the San Carlos Park Fire Department. The fire began just before 5:30 p.m. at a home on the 19000 block of La Serena Drive. No one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported, fire officialsÃÂ ...

They located the flames in an upstairs bedroom. It was put out quickly, according to authorities. No one was in the home at the time and no one was injured. Most Popular Stories. McDonald's employees fight, pull gun in front of customer. By Nestor Mato reporter. 2018-01-12T18:14:05Z 2018-01-12T18:14:ÃÂ ...

Lee County deputies, responding to a domestic violence incident, were confronted by an armed suspect who was shot and killed after the person pointed a gun at deputies. The officer-involved shooting happened on DuPont Drive in San Carlos Park at 4:23 p.m.. The name of the deceased person was notÃÂ ...

Lee County deputies, responding to a domestic violence incident, were confronted by an armed suspect who was shot and killed after the person pointed a gun at deputies. The officer-involved shooting happened on DuPont Drive in San Carlos Park at 4:23 p.m.. The name of the deceased person was notÃÂ ...

A brush fire charred two acres along Three Oaks Parkway in San Carlos Park Thursday morning. firefighters got the flames under control quickly and kept the fire from spreading, despite the additional obstacles caused by Hurricane Irma debris. Piles of debris and downed trees blocked usual entrywaysÃÂ ...

Every Thursday night, the Tiki Bar in San Carlos Park (18051 S Tamiami Trl., Fort Myers, Florida 33908) behind the Days Inn hosts hermit crab races. The weekly event attracts all ages from seniors to college students who gather around a circular table and select a crab from the dozens of painted shellsÃÂ ...

A Floridajury has ordered Florida Power & Light to pay nearly $24 million to the family of a 15-year-old San Carlos Park boy who was electrocuted while climbing bamboo near power lines in 2011. A Lee County court jury decided that Tricia Dominguez, the mother of 15-year-old Justin Dominguez, shouldÃÂ ...

Florida Power And Light must pay nearly $24 million to the mother of a 15-year-old San Carlos Park boy who was electrocuted in 2011, a jury ruled Wednesday. The boy, Justin Dominguez, received a shock when he climbed bamboo that was close to power lines, sustaining injuries that proved fatal.

A feeling of confusion quickly turned to heartbreak Tuesday morning for 23-year-old Robert Roman of San Carlos Park. In the middle of the night, two men broke into his custom-built lifted Ford F-250 pickup and got away without a trace. It was parked in his driveway and the entire thing was captured onÃÂ ...

Jay Gillmore, who co-owns Restoratives Cafe in Estero with his brother, Tim Gillmore, has worked at some of the best-known restaurants in Southwest Florida, including Bistro 41, Cru and the former Bacchus. In 2013 the brothers launched their own venture with Restoratives. Now, Jay Gillmore is known forÃÂ ...

No arrests have been made. More: Neighbors said San Carlos Park house, site of deputy-involved fatal shooting, was quiet. More: Lee County Sheriff's Office identifies victim of shooting in south Fort Myers. More: Male suspect sought in early morning Fort Myers home invasion robbery at knife-point.

CHESTERFIELD County, VA. (WRIC) -- A Chesterfield family's cat may have used one of its nine lives after a dramatic rescue from being stuck in a tree for nearly two weeks. Luna the cat found its way up a large tree in the Daughtry family's backyard. Several attempts to get her down were unsuccessful.

Florida Power And Light must pay nearly $24 million to the mother of a 15-year-old San Carlos Park boy who was electrocuted in 2011, a jury ruled Wednesday. The boy, Justin Dominguez, received a shock when he climbed bamboo that was close to power lines, sustaining injuries that proved fatal.

A feeling of confusion quickly turned to heartbreak Tuesday morning for 23-year-old Robert Roman of San Carlos Park. In the middle of the night, two men broke into his custom-built lifted Ford F-250 pickup and got away without a trace. It was parked in his driveway and the entire thing was captured onÃÂ ...

The search for missing 9-year-old San Carlos Park girl Diana Alvarez will continue with the help of a private investigator. The child has been missing since May 2016. The family hired Walter Zalisko, a former police chief and investigator for Global Investigative Group, to help track down what happened toÃÂ ...

SAN CARLOS, CA - A 15-year-old male reported he was robbed, possibly at gunpoint, of his cell phone Saturday night in a San Carlos Park by seven to eight men wearing dark clothing, officials said. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said the victim was reportedly approached at approximately 7 p.m.ÃÂ ...